01 Alice in wonderland

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1Alice in WonderlandIntroductionThis time the Cheshire Cat vanished quite slowly. First its body went, then its legs. Then all of it vanished, andthere was only its smile. 'There are a lot of cats without a smile, but a smile without a cat! Sow that's very strange! 'Alice said. One hot summer day, Alice and her sister are sitting under a tree. Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. Therabbit goes down a rabbit-hole and Alice follows it. Down the rabbit-hole, everything is different. Alice is in 'Wonderland'. Her size changes all the time. Caterpillars can talk and rabbits have watches. The Queen wants to cut off everybody's head. When the Queensees the Cheshire Cat, she wants to cut off the Cat's head too. But there's a problem. The Cheshire Cat hasn't gota body ... What strange things happen to Alice, in Wonderland ? And how will she get back home again ? Charles Dodgson was born in 1838. He went to Oxford University and then he was a teacher there. He was aquiet man and did not talk to people easily. He wrote Alice in Wonderland in 1865. For him, Alice in Wonderland was not an important book, so he did notuse his name for the book. He used the name Lewis Carroll. But the book sold very well and it was quickly veryfamous. At that time, children's books always tried to teach something. Lewis Carroll did not try to teachanything. He only wanted to tell a wonderful story. Carroll wrote a second story about Alice in 1871. He died in 1898. Today, Alice in Wonderland is one of themost famous children's stories in the world. Chapter 1 Down the Rabbit-holeAlice and her big sister sat under a tree one sunny day. Alice's sister had a book, but Alice had nothing with her. She looked at her sister's book. There were no pictures or conversations in it. 'Why is she reading a book without pictures or conversations?' she thought. 'I'm bored. I know! I'll look forsome flowers.' Then she thought,' No, it's too hot for that and I feel sleepy'Suddenly, a white rabbit ran past her. It took a watch from its jacket and looked at it.' Oh! Oh ! I'm going to belate!' it said. ' That's strange! A rabbit with a watch!' said Alice. She jumped up and ran after the animal. It ran down a large rabbit-hole, so Alice went down the hole too. Shedidn't stop and ask,' How am I going to get out again ?' Alice fell down and down. But she fell very slowly and didn't feel afraid. 'What's going to happen next?' shewondered. She looked round. There were cupboards in the walls of the rabbit-hole. Some of the cupboards were open, andthere were books in them. Sometimes she saw pictures. She looked down, but she couldn't see any light. Down, down, down. 'When will the hole end?' she wondered. Perhaps I'm going to come out in Australia! I'llhave to ask the name of the country. " Please, madam, is this Australia or New Zealand?" No, I can't do that. They'll think I'm stupid.' She thought about her cat, Dinah. 'What's Dinah doing? Will they remember her milk tonight? Oh, Dinah! Whyaren't you here with me ? Perhaps there's a mouse here and you can eat it!'

Suddenly, Alice was at the bottom of the hole. ' That didn't hurt' she said and sat up quickly. She could see theWhite Rabbit and she ran after him again. They were in a different rabbit-hole now. ' Oh, my ears and nose!' the White Rabbit cried.' It's gettingvery late!' He ran faster and vanished through another hole. Alice followed him through the hole.